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The sun was beginning to sink as I set off into the Harenna Forest. I was on my way to witness a unique honey harvest. Here, in southeast Ethiopia, handcarved beehives (蜂箱) are placed in the treetops. Reaching them to get the honey is difficult — and often dangerous.
I followed beekeeper Ziyad over a wide stretch of grassland before entering a thick jungle. Ziyad began preparations. He gathered handfuls of damp tree leaves, wrapped them with string, and lit the bunch to create a torch (火把). Then, with one end of a rope tied to his waist and the other end around the trunk of a tree, Ziyad began climbing. He stopped every few minutes to move the rope higher up the tree trunk.
Finally,_Ziyad got close to the hive which was around 20 metres above the ground. Sitting on a branch, he inched towards it and blew smoke from his torch into a tiny hole in the hive. Suddenly, Ziyad let out a sharp cry. Within seconds, he'd slid_down the trunk and was back on the ground.
It was too early to collect the honey. A cool summer had delayed hatching. Baby bees were still in the honeycombs (蜂巢). The adult bees were angry and kept attacking as Ziyad escaped from the tree. He had to wait for the right moment to go back up.
词汇积累
1.sink v. 下沉;下陷;沉降
2.handcarved adj. 手工雕刻的
3.lace (词性活用) v. 放置
4.hick (一词多义) adj.稠密的,茂密的;厚的;浓的;浓重的;粗体的
5.ather v. 收集;聚集
6.handfuls of 几把;成捧的
7.very few minutes 每隔几分钟
8.get close to 接近
9.nch (词性活用) v. 谨慎移动
10.slide down 滑下
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